"The pressure of special interests, the demands of……" — Arthur Capper
"The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole."
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Arthur Capper
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14 Quotes by Arthur Capper
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We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance.
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We spend more than a million dollars a year on our colleges and university, and it is money well spent;…
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Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers which follow the creation of…
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It is our duty to see that our future citizens are well born; that they are properly nourished, and are…
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If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens - men and women…
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County government can be simplified greatly by reorganizing and consolidating some of the offices, making others appointive, and reducing salaries…
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I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare…
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For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide…
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A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have…
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The farmers in Kansas are sorely in need of a credit system meeting their special requirements, that they may more…
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Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road…
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Following the war in Europe a large increase of European immigration to the United States is to be expected, of…
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